Fender for plows.



J.` P. ERTEL.

FENDER POR PLOWS.

APPLIOATION FILED No.1?, 1909..

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J. P. ERTEL. FENDER PoR FLOWS.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 17, 1909.

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JOHN PER-RY ERTEL, OF RUSHVILLE, INDIANA.

FENDER FOR PLOWS.

Application filed December 17, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN PERRY ERTEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rushville, in the county of Rush and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fenders for Flows; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in fenders for plows and the object in view is to produce a simple and efficient device of this nature, comprising a flexible shaft carrying arms which are adapted to be connected to the rear portions of the fender and lever mechanism for raising singly one fender or a series of fenders, the apparatus being so arranged that one of the gang plows to which the device is adapted to be attached may be raised or lowered independent of the other set.

The invention consists further in the provision of fender mechanism for plows in which extension levers may be utilized on plows which have their gangs upon one side in advance of those upon the other and so arranged that all of the fenders will be raised an equal height as the lever mechanism is actuated.

The invention comprises various details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a rear elevation of my apparatus shown as applied to the frame of a gang plow. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the fender and lever for raising and lowering the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing extension means for actuating the fender when one set of plows is positioned in advance of the other, and Fig. l is a detail sectional view.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A, A designate the usual beams of a gang plow and B the plows arranged in series, one in advance of the other and one back of another in the usual way. Mounted upon said plow beams are Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une Mc, 191m.

Serial No. 533,571.

the blocks C which are held to the beams in any suitable manner, each of said blocks preferably being recessed upon its under edge and adapted to fit over the upper edge of the frame. A sectional shaft is provided having sections D and D which are journaled in the swiveled bearing members E, each of which has a shank portion E engaging a socket in one of the blocks C. The section D is held in place within its bearing by means of the boxes D2, one upon either side of the bearing E, while the shaft D is held within its bearing block by means of the segment F and the sleeve F, each of which is fastened preferably by set screws to the shaft section D. The adjacent ends of the shaft sections D- and D are slotted for the reception of the lower ends of the upright posts G of the arches H in which slots said posts are pivoted. Said arches are provided to allow the row of corn to pass therethrough without interference with the machine as it passes over the field being harrowed. Keyed to the shaft section D is a collar D2 having an integral arm d, and K designates a collar having an integral lever K fixed thereto and said collar K has a laterally extended sleeve K2 upon which a collar I is keyed and said collarA has an integral arm Said segment F is provided with teeth F2 which are engaged by a pawl F3 connected to a rod F4 which is springpressed and mounted upon the lever K.

Pivotally connected to the sleeve F is a link J which in turn is pivoted to a link J, thus forming a swivel connection between the link J and the sleeve F. Said link J is hollow and is keyed to a plug J 2 which engages a shell J3 which in turn is hollow at its opposite end for the reception of a plug N carried by the knuckle N. Said knuckle has arms l 2 which are connected to the arms O of a knuckle O, the connection between the knuckle being a universal joint, and the shank portion of the knuckle O is hollow for the reception of the inner end of the shaft Q which performs the same oiiice as the shaft D. A key is adapted to fasten the frame of the shaft Q to the knuckle O whereby, as the shaft Q is rocked, a similar movement may be imparted to the shafts D and D.

A swiveled bearing member Q is mounted in the block C2 which is similar in construction to the block C and has a series of segment teeth Q2 formed upon its conveXed edge, which teeth are adapted to be engaged Y shell R which is journaled upon the shaft Q and a pawl R2 carried by thelever R is adapted to engage the teeth formed upon the collar Q3. A set screw R3 locks the lever R to the shell R, and R4 is a collar which is keyed to the shell R. One end of the shaft Q is slotted as at Q4 and has pivotally connected thereto a post T of the arch T. A sectional shaft T2 is journaled in a bearing member T3 swiveled in the block T4 fastened upon the plow beam in the manner shown, and T5 designates a second post of the arch which is pivotally connected in the slotted end of the shaft section T2. A lever TG is fixed to the shaft T2 by means of a set screw T7 and a collar Ts is fitted to the outer end of th-eshaft T2 and serves to hold the shaft section T in its bearing.

A fender, designated in the drawings by letter P, is provided foreach series of plows and each fender has fastened thereto a strip P having loops P2 formed therein, in each of which one end of a bar P3 is pivotally mounted. Said bars pass through the strap P4 which is formed of a piece of metal bent upon itself and spaced apart and the ends of said strap P4 are fastened to the fenders at any suitable location, as shown in the drawings.

Clamping plates, designated respectively by letters L, are held to each plow beam by bolts or other suitable means and intermediate the two plates L and L2 are the recesses L3, the opposite marginal edges of which recesses are cut away, and L5 designates pins which are passed through the walls of said recesses and upon which the corresponding ends of the bars P3 are pivoted. The upper end of the strips P has pivoted thereto a rod P3 which in turn is pivotally connected to the end of the lever R, forming means whereby, as the shaft to which the lever R is fastened is rocked, said lever will raise or lower the fender and in the raising and lowering movement said fender will be held in a horizontal position.

By the provision of the -two bars P3 mounted as shown and described, the fender will be held in horizontal position by the upper bar P3 engaging the end of the loop P4 as the rock shaft carrying the arm I connected to the stop P is raised and lowered, the arrangement shown allowing the forward part of the fender to tilt if desired in case of its coming in contact with an obstruction.

It will be noted that a fender as shown and described is connected to the arms I, one fender for each side of the row whereby the soil, as it is loosened by the plows,

may be pushed up against the corn or other plantsbeing harrowed and treated. In the event of the fender being utilized upon Y gang plows in which one set of plows is slightly in advance of the other, the extension mechanism shown in Fig. l isV utilized and which consists of the bearing members M fastened to the opposite sides of a plow v beam and in which a counter shaft M is journaled. M2 and M3 designate levers of 75 different lengths which are fixed to said counter shaft, and a rod M4 connects the levers l 2 and R, while a rod MG connects the lever M3 with the arm of the collar R4. By this mechanism, it will be noted that the two series of gang plows may be raised equal distances from the ground by the rocking of the shaft in one direction.

The operation of the apparatus will be readily understood and is as follows Then the parts are assembled as shown in the drawings and in the event of it being desired to raise all of the fenders simultaneously, the operator by releasing the pawl upon the lever VQ4 from the segment teeth upon the bearing block Q may rock the sectional shaft, causing all the fenders to be raised. In the event of it being ydesired to raise either pair of fenders independent of the others, it may be done, for instance, by releasing the pawl carried by the lever K from engagement with the teeth upon the segment block F. In the event of it being desired to raise the set of plows to which the extension mechanism is applied, the pawl carried by the shaft R is released from the teeth upon the collar of the shaft Qt. Owing to the flexible connections and the universal oints, it will be noted that one gang' plow may be raised or lowered without 105 interference with the other plows and either set of fenders or all together may be operated separately or in unison.

By the clamping members which are fas tened to the plow beams, it will be noted 110 that they may be held in different positions in order to allow the fenders to be adjusted to operate at different angles.

lhile I have shown my invention as ap plied to a particular form of plow frame, it 115 will be understood that the apparatus is applicable to various forms of harrow plows, necessitating only detailed alterations in attachments to the particular form of plow in connection with which it is to be used.

That I claim to be new is l. In combination with a plow beam, a rock shaft mounted in suitable bearings thereon, plates clamped to said plow beam, bars pivotally mounted between said plates, 125 one above and the other below the plow beam, a fender, a strip secured toward the rear portion of the fender and provided with loops in which the rear ends of said bars are pivoted, connections between said strip 130 and lever, and means engaging said bars and fastened to the fender and designed to hold the same in a horizontal position adjusted at different height-s.

2. In combination with a plow beam, a rock shaft mounted in suitable bearings thereon, plates clamped to said plow beam, bars pivotally mounted between said plates, one above and the other below the plow beam, a fender, a strip secured toward the rear portion of the fender and provided with loops in which the rear ends of said bars are pivoted, connections between said strip and lever, a strip bent upon itself and forming a guide loop fastened to said fender, said bars passing through the guide loop.

3. In combination with a plow beam, a rook shaft mounted in suitable bearings thereon, plates clamped to said plow beam,

the inner face of one of said plates having a plurality of recesses, bolts passing through said recesses and plates, bars pivotally mounted upon said bolts one in each of said recesses, a fender, a strip fastened to the latter and having loops formed therein in which the rear ends of said bars are pivoted, suitable connections between said rock shaft and strip, a second strip bent to form loops and fastened to the forward portion of the fender and through which said bar is passed, and a pin passed through said second loop intermediate said bars.

ln testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. JOHN PERRY ERTEL. Witnesses THOMAS M. GREEN, Lors M. REEVES. 

